Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-09-30
Dea,b.-Maior James Lawrence

and one Of the most prominent citizen s
of Jefferson county, died at his resid ence
near Charlestown last Saturday, aged
65 years. He had been i'll for some time
past, and in letter to the editor of this
paper some weeks ago he said he never
expected to get well. During his life
time Major Hooff held several importan
public positions. At the breaking out
of the war he was Major in the 2nd Vir-
ginia Regiment (volunteersl, and served
in that capacity until Virginia became
part of the Confederate States, when his
with other regiments were attached To
the Confederate army. He then enlisted
in the Bolts Grays, where he remained
! for about twelve mouths and was after
wards promoted TO rank of Major in the
1lth Virginia Regiment, from which he
was subsequently, detailed as Quarter
master in Rosser's Brigade, where he
| served until the close of the war. He
then returned to CharlesLown and en-
| gagged in business, being very successful
! i'm his management of his mercantile
affairs. In 1875 he was elected TO the
Legislature of this State, and after his
return, growing tired of the mercantile
business in which lie was then engaged,
| he purchased the farm, near Charles
town, which was his home until his
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progressive man, and always took an
active interest in local affairs. He was
admired and respected by large circle
of friends, to whom his death is Il source
! of great regret.
Mrs. Sarah \. Leiscnring died at her
residence in Charlestown Saturday
evening last, after painful illness of
ten days, in the Goth year of her age.
She was "A daughter OF Thomas Nicholas
Beall, a native of Montgomery county,
Md. The announcement of her death
will be heard with regret by a large
circle of friends, particularly hundreds
! of eX-COnfederate soldiers, in whose
welfare she eyinccd the liveicst interest.
| In 1866 she was married TO Mr.. Gideon
Leisenring, native of Pennsylvania,
who died several years ago. Mrs. Leisen-
ring leaves two sisters and Il brother
Mrs. Edward Hunt, of MarengO county,
Ala, Mrs. G.. Frank Gallaher, of
Charlcstown, and Henry ID. Beall, of
Baltimore The funeral took place
Monday afternoon from the NJ. +.
Church South, CharleStown, of which
she had long been an active member.
Mrs. Sallie Craigbill, widow of the
late w. n. Craghill, died suddenly at
her home in Charlestown on Wedncs-
day morning from the effects OF stroke
of apopleXy. Mrs. CraiShill had been
widow but three weeks, her husband
having recently died at an advanced
age, IN account of which we published
at the time. Mrs. Craighil was the
mother of Mrs. DR.. G. Il. Butler, Of
Shepherdstown. She was about II
years of age. and was very greatly eS-
teemed by large circle of friends.
Shelter Needed.-The Shenandoah
Valley Railroad evidently leeds some
shelter for its patrons at Shenandoah
Junction. Most of its passenger trains
do not run down the switch TO the depot
proper, but stop ut the platform several
hundred yards up on the hill on the OPP
poste side of the B. & O. tracks. For
several years passengers have been COM
PEELED to stand on that unsheltered
platform in all sorts OF weather and for
various lengths of time. An occurrence
one night last week, however, seems to
be the last straw on the back OF that
ng-sutiering camel, the public. The
night was dark and cold and Il rain was
falling, when several passengers in the
station below-One Of whom was Il lady
were told TO 20 up OH the platform
and take the train. This was shortly
after nine o'clock, and there they stood
and shivered in the rain until nearly
eleven o'clock, when the belated train
hove in sight. Such treatment is dis
grace to even 'soulless corporation"
and it certainly should be remedied. 1t
would certainly cost but a small sum to
erect decent shelter OH that hill, and
we hope the proper officials will see that
=, lnpp n Oman
True.-The following from the New
York Sun is to the point: IF country
newspapers were to publish the names
of subscribers who take, read and enjoy,
and are gratified by, yet refuse to pay
for their home papers, the reputation of
most communities for moral honesty
would depreciate twenty per cent. An
editors labor is very seldom esteemed